Concrete road center striping machine



March 29, 1932.

o. c. KNEEDLER CONCRETE ROAD CENTER STRIPING MACHINE Filed NOV. 6, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Attorney March 29, 1932. o; c. KNE-DLER i,851,103

CONCRETE ROAD CENTER STRIPING MACHINE Filed Nov. 6, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Orrin affneedler By 9mm A itorney Patented Mar. 29, 1932 PATENT Omani [01min 0. KNEEDLER, or LEBANON, MISSOURI" ooncnn'rnRoAn CENTER mime mioniua -Application :filed, November 6, 1929f serial no) 405,187. j

The present invention relates to 'almachme for striping withtar the center ofa concrete road,-; pavement, or the -like and has for its prime object to provide a Wheeled appara- ,5 tus which may be pushed along and will drop tured at a low cost and simple in its 'con-' struction, strong and durable, and thorough- 1y efiicient and reliable in use and operation. I

With the above and numerous other obj ects'in view as willappear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, andIin-th'e combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter claimed.

In the drawings: a I I Figure l is a side elevation of the machine 5 showing the wheel frame in section,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the wheeled frame, I

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section therethrough taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 looking forwardly, I

Figure A is a similar section taken sub stantially on the line 4f-4 of Figure 2look-' ing rearwardly, I I J Figure 5 is a detail sectional view through the tar can showing the. valve construction,

and I I Figure 6 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 6- 6 of Figure 1;

more fully described and Referring to the drawings in detail it'will' be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a rectangular frame from intermediate portions'of' the sides of which depend brackets 6 having an axle 7 mounted thereon and wheels 8' are j ournaled on this axle. I I I An angle iron 9 is mounted on the front rail of the frame. A cross bar 10 is attached to rear portions of the siderails of the frame and the center has a downwardly offset portion forming. a pocket 11. A bail 12 is at-,

tached by suitable: plates it" forward por-- tions of the side rails of the frameand has an elongated handle 14 extending from the rear portion thereof "and said rear portion is" held at an elevationby'mean s of suitable u'pg right bracketsil fi so that the handleil linclines upwardly and rearwardly ina convenient manner. I k A ll-bolt 16' anchors to the center of '1 the rear rail of the frame 5 a-broom"-handle*17 j so that broom 18' depends', downwardly 7 an:

therefrom to engagethe road or pavement; A tar tank 19 hasthe' usual spo'ut'20 so that it isc ab1e-p being usedin'thei usual iWell kHQWIlrIIlHllIiQfilf desired and is formed on its rearside' near the bottom with a pipe section 21Vrestin'g in the pocket'll while the front bottom ofthe can: rests :on'thefangle' iron 9. 1

ff-A valve structure V jis associated withthe pipe section 21 comprising an elongated ver I V tica'l casing'23 with a reciprocablef'stem' 24 therein having 'a pass'a'ge 25 at. the lower end 7 A handle 26 is provided at the topfof the :stem 24 so that the valve may b t di Off conveniently. I I V along by and opening thevalve the tarwill flow down'into thefcrackand the broom will- It isythought'jthatthe t ilalmo operation, utility andfadvantages ofxthisEinv'eriftion-' w ill' 'now be quite apparent tothose' skilled, in this are without a description "thereof;

' The present embodiment of the invention has 'been 1 disclosed in considerable detail merely for. the purposes of exemplification statement'of the invention and the above description,

1 thereof which may be brought into registry 'with'the hereof the pipe'21 for permitting the passage of the hot tar therethrough down into I the crack of the roadway or pavement.

more I detailed 1 since in actual practice it attains. the features i 'of' advantage enumerated as desirable in the se N From' the above detailed descriptionit will beseen that thisma'chi'neimay be-pu'sh'ed It will be ap arent "that-changes in the de f me t d-s f t$e nt cere e o tails of construction, in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having" thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A machine of the class described com prising a substantially, 'refit ingular jframe an axle journalled in brackets and carrying wheels on the ends thereon-said bi'aclzetssbeing placed slightly forward of the center of the frame, a U-bolt havingits ends through therear of the frame, a short, handled brpom maintained by the bolt 'in' ground sweeping position,-and a U-shaped bailhaving intu r ned portions on its ends pi vote din the frame forward of;- lthe agile, fa pole handle.v extending from the bight'portion of-thebail, Q-and a pager uprights depending from the bail and adapted to rest upon the rear side portions of J the frame ,for,supporting the bail and handle at anlupward 'and rearwardinclination, land .7 a cylindrical valved dispensing fluid receptacleremovably mounted withinithe frame and adapted-to r'e's'ton' cross barslm'ounted at the lower side'of the frame.

QQQAinachineIOfZ the class described comprising a substantially rectangular; frame, a v

bracket secured to theunderside of each side member off the frame,an'axleijournalled through the brackets carrying vvli eel's onjthe ends ;thereof, said. brackets being placed slightly forwardfof the center of the -frai'ne, a U-boltghaving rits ends through-the rear ing elevated above the rear cross member, a striping brush secured upon the back of the rear of the frame, a bailed handle pivoted to the sides of the frame forward of the axle to support the handle at an angle, a removable spoutbucke't supportable on said ossginembers and within the sides of the fiame in backward tilted manner, a tube projecting fro n tl e-bottomiof the rear Wall of the buck- I f 1 c I et, a vertical cylinder carrled 1n spaced mannersson itherbuoketlg andmommunicating with said tube, and a handled rotatable valve rod in said "cylinder adapted to cooperate with said tube to control the flow of a fluid from thebu' cket.

'In testimony whereof I aiiix' signature.

ORRIN C; 'K NEEDLER.

member oftheiframe .and,its ,bight; embracing and securing theghandle of. a. striping broom m ovable valved dispensing Jma'rking fluid receptacle removably mounted within the vframe and a resting on an angle iron ,and a cross bar supported across the lower edge, of

,the-,frame, said, receptacle comprising a spouted watering pot vstruc'ture,r.and a tube pro1ected rearwardly from the. rear wall of the receptacle :near the bottom thereof .and in communication with the interior of the receptacle, a cylinder rising on the outer-end of the tube and spaced parallel'yyitli theflpot, a rod having an operating handleturnable in the cylinder, to close; the outerfe'ndof theltube. "33,, road striping deviceof the character .descrlbed, ,comprising a a, rectangular. frame having an axle with wheels supporting rthe tudinally spaced cross members at the'underside of the frame, the front cross member be- 

